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CHRISTIAN KITCHEN

Registered charity 1149052 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Providing food to homeless and marginalised people in London E17.We do this using a purpose built soup van,seven days a week using volunteers.

Objects

THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONG PEOPLE LIVING OR WORKING IN WALTHAM FOREST BY PROVIDING SUCH PERSONS WITH GOODS OR SERVICES WHICH THEY COULD NOT OTHERWISE AFFORD THROUGH LACK OF MEANS.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£27k
Latest spending
£34k
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted income declined by 17.5% to £26,608, while operating expenditure increased to £34,084, resulting in a net cash outflow for the year. The charity holds £126,804 in restricted cash reserves, with the trustees noting that more work is needed to deliver long-term financial sustainability.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Walthamstow & Chingford Almshouse Charity (41% of income)
“Underlying unrestricted income of £26,608 represented a 17.5% decline year-on-year (2023: £32,262) where once again it is appropriate to recognise that this sum was underpinned by the significant contributions from ‘Walthamstow & Chingford Almshouse Charity’ (WCAC); WCAC funding equated to 41% of unrestricted funds (£26,6k) vs. 59% in the prior year (2023).” — page 5
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Christian Kitchen (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Waltham Forest

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£27k£34k
31/12/2023£48k£32k
31/12/2022£27k£43k
31/12/2021£42k£34k
31/12/2020£144k£58k

Common questions

Is CHRISTIAN KITCHEN financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted income declined by 17.5% to £26,608, while operating expenditure increased to £34,084, resulting in a net cash outflow for the year. The charity holds £126,804 in restricted cash reserves, with the trustees noting that more work is needed to deliver long-term financial sustainability. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds CHRISTIAN KITCHEN?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CHRISTIAN KITCHEN as a grant recipient include WALTHAMSTOW AND CHINGFORD ALMSHOUSE CHARITY, BLACKHORSE ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
WALTHAMSTOW AND CHINGFORD ALMSHOUSE CHARITYFY2025£15kProvision of hot meals to homeless and those struggling to provide food.
WALTHAMSTOW AND CHINGFORD ALMSHOUSE CHARITYFY2026£15kProvides a hot meal everyday of the year to the increasing numbers of homeless, and others struggling to provide food for themselves
BLACKHORSE ROAD BAPTIST CHURCHFY2024£7kGrants paid in relation to charitable activities undertaken by others

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund14/08/2024£133kFeeding Street Homeless People in Walthamstow
The National Lottery Community Fund11/06/2020£25kMEETING HOMELESS PEOPLE'S NEEDS DURING COVID-19 CRISIS
The National Lottery Community Fund17/10/2019£10kCHRISTIAN KITCHEN OUTREACH